Safer choices for Halloween hair and makeup

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

For the first year ever, since becoming a parent, I actually have my kids’ Halloween costumes ready to go with more than 2 hours to spare before the 31st. Well, almost. The last thing we have to track down is some black cat nail polish, and some green face paint...

6 cool, easy, last minute Halloween craft projects

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and it’s certainly one of my kids’ too. But with all the costume-wrangling and candy-buying and party-coordinating, I suddenly realize I have yet to hang so much as a fake spiderweb on my front door. So I poked...

Silhouette yourself into the bride of Frankenstein

by Melissa | Uncategorized

Anyone can pick up a package of boring old jack-o-lantern paper plates at the grocery store. But guess what you can’t get there? Customizable Halloween plates featuring your kiddos, all Halloween-ized with a spooky bride of Frankenstein hair, devil horns or a...

Get in the Halloween spirit in a pin(ch)

by Melissa | Uncategorized

As the final countdown to my favorite holiday of the year begins, I can’t help but want to break out the package of fun size M&Ms and throw fake cobwebs around my foyer, like right now.Since I know I’ll only eat all the candy and end up accidentally...

Spooky Fun Meets Little Girl Cuteness

by Elizabeth | Uncategorized

I love holidays. Give me a holiday and I’ll celebrate it. Give me a fun holiday, like Halloween, and I might go a little overboard. (But not in a tacky way. Promise!) So I can’t resist a cute Halloween inspired t-shirt or accessory, like these adorable...

Web coolness – Pumpkin decorating, mobile making, Barbie zombifying

by Cool Mom Team | DIY

Here are some things we’ve liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too. No-carve pumpkin decorating ideas from Amy Atlas. Sign us up!On momformation, Kristen shares an awesome coloring book that doubles as a babysitter. Download this adorable...

A minimalist Halloween

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

While my oldest would just as soon cover herself in a head to toe costume for Halloween, my other little one would is more in the “naked baby” camp. Amazing how kids are so different. So if you’ve got a kiddo who’s not so into the whole...

Halloween costume swaps – Frugal or just plain smart?

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

My younger kids wear a lot of their siblings’ hand-me-downs but, at Halloween, they draw the line. They want their own special costume and so I take a deep breath and buy new Halloween costumes every year. Oh sure, their old costumes get passed on...

When you care enough to lick a stamp.

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

My birthday is coming up tomorrow (happy birthday me!) which means I have cards on the brain. If not in the mailbox. As much as I love ecards and send them with abandon, there’s still something nice about getting something in the mail that’s not a bill, a...

Three cheers for the red, white, blue and handmade. Or is that four cheers.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Call me sappy but I love the idea of getting all festive for the Fourth of July. And I really love the idea of doing it in a way that doesn’t involve my children blowing something up. So sign me up for giant watermelon slices, sparklers on the cupcakes, and this...